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Barred From Syria, Advance U.N. Chemical Weapons Investigators Retreat From Staging Point
May 23, 2013 | Chris Schneidmiller | Chemical Weapons UseWASHINGTON – After waiting for weeks to enter Syria, an advance team of specialists has taken a step back from what was intended to be a broad U.N. probe of allegations of chemical weapons use in the nation’s civil war.
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Obama Seeks to Roll Back Broad Antiterror Powers
May 23, 2013 | Diane Barnes | TerrorismWASHINGTON -- President Obama on Thursday said he plans to revisit a post-Sept. 11 statute granting the U.S. military broad powers to target violent extremists across the globe.
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Texas Tragedy Cited in House Bid to Cut Chemical Security Budget
WASHINGTON – House appropriators are citing the April fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14 people and leveled homes in West, Texas, as justification for cutting funds to the Homeland Security Department’s chemical security program.
Other Current Stories
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HHS Bets on New Model to Fund Biodefense Drug Development
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Wednesday said it is putting down $40 million on a first-of-its-kind plan for a major drug maker to pursue an assortment of experimental bioterrorism antibiotics, drawing from a single funding pool as it studies newly discovered formulations and abandons any found to show little promise.
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Uncertainties Hang Over Iran's Uranium Advances
Nuclear specialists said it is unclear if Iran can acquire parts critical for 3,000 high-speed uranium enrichment centrifuges it is thought to be intent on deploying at its Natanz complex, Reuters reported.
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North Korean Official Looks for Meeting With Chinese President
May 23, 2013 | Nuclear Nonproliferation, Arms Control, DisarmamentA top North Korean military official on Thursday was biding his time ahead of an anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Associated Press reported.
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U.N. Hears More Claims of Syrian Chem Strikes
May 23, 2013 | Chemical Weapons UseA high-level U.N. Middle East specialist on Wednesday said a growing number of chemical strike claims are coming out of Syria, Reuters reported.
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FBI Arrests Man in Spokane Ricin Incident
The FBI on Wednesday took into custody a 37-year-old man suspected of sending the biological toxin ricin to a federal judge and a post office in Spokane, Wash., the Associated Press reported.
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Russian Nuke Cuts Depend on U.S., Official Says
Russian General Staff head Gen. Valery Gerasimov on Thursday reaffirmed Moscow's position that U.S. decisions on ballistic missile defense are necessary if the two nations are to agree on further reductions in their nuclear arsenals, ITAR-Tass reported.
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Car Blast Kills 3 at Niger Uranium Mine
An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on Thursday at a uranium excavation site in Niger, reportedly killing the two attackers and at least one additional person.
Quote of the Day
Ahmet Üzümcü, director of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, on the challenges facing a U.N. team of investigators still waiting to investigate reports of chemical weapons use in the Syrian civil war.We don’t know who used what … and we don’t have the ability to verify it.
